Doran Rosie D Grenache Noir Rosé

Description

Doran Rosie D Grenache Noir Rosé a fresh and dry South African Rosé wine packed full of strawberry and raspberry notes.

Doran Vineyards can be found on the Far Horizons Farm in the Voor-Paardeberg wine terroir located between Paarl and Riebeek Kasteel. Voor-Paardeberg is a small wine-growing area within the Paarl winegrowing district which was awarded its WO (Wine of Origin) in 2006. The nearest town is Wellington some 15 minutes away. The region enjoys a very hot and dry climate, with rain very rare in the summer months. Dry farming is very common in the area, with sea air from the Atlantic offering a vital moderating factor to the intense summer heat.

Doran Vineyards was established by Irishman Edwin Doran. Edwin first started visiting South Africa in 1981 and would go on to set up a very successful travel business bringing sports tours to the country. He sold the sports tour business in 2008 to Tui Travel Plc. He then bought Far Horizons Farm with his partner Andre Badenhorst in 2010. They immediately set about implementing a R50 million investment programme at the 179 hectare farm.  The estate is also run as a mixed farm with arable, Aberdeen Angus cattle and Île-de-France sheep.

The first vines were already planted at the farm in 1995 and included five red grape varieties, including Pinotage and Syrah, to this was added Grenache and Durif, and three white grape varieties, Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc, and Roussanne eventually followed in 2011. In 2019 Edwin’s son, Tom, joined the company.

The grapes for the Doran Rosie D Grenache Noir Rosé come from the estate’s Grenache Noir vineyard. They are picked early to capture some of the key freshness of the cultivar. They are then left overnight to cool, crushed and left for a couple of hours for skin contact. A rather slow fermentation period of 21 days followed the crushing and separation of the wine from its skins resulting in a light pink coloured wine.